If you didn’t already know that these are two teams headed in different directions, well, today’s game was a pretty good indication. Toronto’s starter walked four, hit a batter, and allowed four runs in a horrific first inning he failed to complete. First baseman Justin Turner was pulled in the second because he’d been traded to Seattle. Five Jays pitchers allowed eleven runs on a whopping 187 pitches (not ideal in a doubleheader), and Jays hitters struck out seven times against O’s newcomer Zach Eflin in six innings.
At three hours, 10 minutes, it was a long game, but it was all Orioles.